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toyota prado

Posted: Mon Dec 27, 2010 12:21 pm
by swj120
does anyone know what would be the best and cheapest way to put new tyres on my toyota prado 120 series, its is completely standard except for it has a 2/12 inch lift, i would like a set of 285's but my offset is to narrow, any sugestions?

Re: toyota prado

Posted: Mon Dec 27, 2010 6:53 pm
by a1 mech
285's will scrub pretty bad on the front under turning without decent modification of wheel arches and playing with rim offset, you would be better off with some 265x75's. We have a 50mm king spring/bilstein lift in our 95 series and run 265 MTZ's with no scrubbing what so ever.

Re: toyota prado

Posted: Mon Dec 27, 2010 8:42 pm
by swj120
oh ok, i have consulted trye places and they all recomend buying new rims because i currently have 265/65/17, and there is no range of good off road tyres made the size and being a 120 series i can only fit 17 inch rims on there

Re: toyota prado

Posted: Mon Dec 27, 2010 9:45 pm
by a1 mech
Yer that can be a challenge, U can however get mickey T's in a 265X70R17 (32x10.5") in either MTZ, FC-II's and ATZ (4 and 5 rib)

Im sure coopers, maxxis etc would do similar sizes.

32" aint a bad tyre size for a prado and will will work well, Of course 33's will look sweet but they will do carnage on ur guards and fuel economy without further modifications.

Re: toyota prado

Posted: Wed Dec 29, 2010 4:27 pm
by swj120
it is all good now, been to a tyre place and they have a set of cooper st's that are 245/70/17r, which is the same as 265/65/17r, so they are 31 inch, so all should be well, thanks for your input.

Re: toyota prado

Posted: Wed Dec 29, 2010 7:35 pm
by rowenb
Go 265 70 17, mates got them fitted on crome sunnies, ATZ's 4 rib and they look a treat.

Re: toyota prado

Posted: Wed Dec 29, 2010 8:07 pm
by a1 mech
245 is a pretty skinny tyre, Id definately be using a 265 but its totally up to u.